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ArticleBrain connectivity2019

Test-Retest Reliability of Graph Theoretic Metrics in Adolescent Brains.

Justin P Yuan, Eva Henje Blom, Trevor Flynn, Yiran Chen, Tiffany C Ho, Colm G Connolly, Rebecca A Dumont Walter, Tony T Yang, Duan Xu, Olga Tymofiyeva

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Article in Brain connectivity, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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10 authors.

Justin P Yuan1 Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Eva Henje Blom2 Department of Clinical Science, Child- and Adolescent Psychiatry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Trevor Flynn1 Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Yiran Chen1 Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Tiffany C Ho3 Department of Psychiatry and the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Colm G Connolly3 Department of Psychiatry and the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Rebecca A Dumont Walter1 Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Tony T Yang3 Department of Psychiatry and the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Duan Xu1 Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Olga Tymofiyeva1 Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.

Funding

Towards Baby Brain Connectome: a Study of Newborn Brain NetworksR01HD072074 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI HESS, CHRISTOPHER PAUL, XU, DUAN · 2013 to 2017
$3.0M
A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Functional MRI Study of Adolescent DepressionR01MH085734 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI YANG, TONY TUNG-I · 2010 to 2014
$2.7M
A Network Approach to Study Brain Plasticity in Children with Cognitive TrainingR21AT009173 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI TYMOFIYEVA, OLGA · 2016 to 2017
$436k
NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT009173NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD072074NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH085734
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Graph theory analysis of structural brain networks derived from diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has become a popular analytical method in neuroscience, enabling advanced investigations of neurological and psychiatric disorders. The purpose of this study was to investigate (1) the effects of edge weighting schemes and (2) the effects of varying interscan periods on graph metrics within the adolescent brain. We compared a binary (B) network definition with three weighting schemes: fractional anisotropy (FA), streamline count, and streamline count with density and length correction (SDL). Two commonly used global and two local graph metrics were examined. The analysis was conducted with two groups of adolescent volunteers who received DTI scans either 12 weeks apart (16.62 ± 1.10 years) or within the same scanning session (30 min apart) (16.65 ± 1.14 years). The intraclass correlation coefficient was used to assess test-retest reliability and the coefficient of variation (CV) was used to assess precision. On average, each edge scheme produced reliable results at both time intervals. Weighted measures outperformed binary measures, with SDL weights producing the most reliable metrics. All edge schemes except FA displayed high CV values, leaving FA as the only edge scheme that consistently showed high precision while also producing reliable results. Overall findings suggest that FA weights are more suited for DTI connectome studies in adolescents.

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AdolescentAnisotropyBrainConnectomeDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNerve NetReproducibility of ResultsYoung Adultadolescent brainconnectomediffusion MRIedge weightnetworktest–retest

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PMID30398373
PMCPMC6444894

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